Microsoft has talked up its Kinect Fusion tool since 2011, but it took some time at TechFest this week to show off how the software could be useful in operating rooms. For those who need a refresher, Redmond's solution can create 3D models of whatever an attached Kinect sensor lays eyes on, but in this instance it was leveraged to create an augmented reality experience. Using an off-the-shelf Kinect camera duct-taped to a tablet, Microsoft researchers layered a model of a brain onto a mannequin's head, making its would-be mind viewable on the slate from different angles. Ballmer and Co. reckon that neurosurgeons could use the technique to visualize what's in a patient's noggin and plan how they'll guide their scalpel. Word that Fusion would come to the Kinect for Windows SDK first surfaced last year, but Microsoft now says it'll hit the dev kit's next release, which should arrive shortly. Head past the break to catch a video of the medical concept app in action.
Source: IEEE Spectrum
Tags: 3D, 3Dmodels, AR, augmentedreality, brain, Kinect, KinectFusion, microsoft, neurosurgeons, video Microsoft Kinect
Microsoft Kinect Buy from $98 powered by gdgt
Key specs Reviews • 51 Prices Type Other Connection Wired (Proprietary) Console compatibility Microsoft (Xbox 360) Released 2010-11-04 see all specs → 8.2average user rating Ergonomics / comfort 8.5 Accuracy / responsiveness 7.8 Durability 8.4Get better reviews from people who actually have this product!
write a reviewsee all reviews →
$98.93 + tax & shipping Buy now Microsoft Store $99.99 + tax & shipping Buy now Sites We LikeTechgdgtSlashdotMAKETechnology ReviewArs TechnicaTechMemePhone ScoopDesignFFFFOUND!Core77Popcorn ShowerMoCo LocoDesign*SpongeThe SartorialistNewsHuffPost PoliticsThe Daily BeastHuffington PostTaxesStock QuotesDJIALifestyleLifehackerHuffPost WomenStylelistAutomotiveGadlingEnvironmentalInhabitatGoodAutoblog GreenHuffpost GreenEntertainmentMassivelyThe Onioni09HuffPost CelebritySpinnerMoviefone About UsSubscribe via RSSLike Engadget on Facebook@engadget on TwitterEspañol繁體中文简体中文日本版DeutschlandJoystiqMass Effect series for PC on sale via Origin through March 12Studio Pixel's 'Gero Blaster' rescues cats this springPre-orders open for Xi3's 'Piston' PC, $100 off during SXSWTuawCaturday: Genghis Khat gets his rightful tributeOtterBox Armor Series for iPhone 5/4/4S: Protection from everythingWeekend Poll: Desktop HygieneTechCrunchFoursquare CEO Dennis Crowley On Whether Hot Apps Can Still Be Born At SXSW [TCTV]Attention Bikers! Chaotic Moon Has Built A Video-Powered Black Box For Your DomeAs It Hits 3M Users After 6 Months, hoppr Checks-In Its Bid To Be India’s FoursquareHuffPost TechGOOD VS.EVILDon't Forget To Set Your Clocks Forward!These 'Google Poems' Are Hauntingly BeautifulAOL Tech.© 2013 AOL Inc.
All rights reserved.Privacy PolicyTerms of UseTrademarksAOL A-Z HelpAdvertise with Us
View the Original article
No comments:
Post a Comment